Grain-board for wagons



(No Model.)

J. P. DALY.

GRAIN BOARD POR WAGONS. Y No. 372,522. Patented Nov. 1, 1887.

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UNITE STATES PATENT Ormea;o

JOIIN F. DALY, OF IHILO, ILLINOIS.

GRAIN-BOARD FOR WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part o Letters Patent No. 372,522, dated Novemberl, 1887.

(No model.)

.T0 @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN F. DALY, of Philo, in the county of Champaignand Slate of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Throw-Boards and Grain- Aprons for lagon-Beds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which forni part of this specitication. 4

My invention relates to an improvement in throw-boards andgrain-apronsfor wagon-beds; and it consists in the combination, with thewagon-bed, of two metallic supports which straddle down over the side ofthe bed, the throw-boardvhich is hinged to these supports, the rodswhich support the board in an upright position while in use, and asupporting rod or brace, which supports the board when it is inclinedoutward from the bed, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object ot' my invention is to provide a throw-board and grain-apronfor wagon-beds, and which is adapted to be used upon both sides of thewagon alike, and which not only serves as a stop for the ears of corn asthey are being thrown into the wagon by the huskers, but as side-boardsfor catching the thrashed grain while it is being hauled from thethrashing-machine to the granary, and a rack upon which to haul hay.

Figure lis a vertical section of a device embodying my invention, takenthrough one of the hinges. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the wagon-bed,showing the board inclined out- Ward.

A represents an ordinary wagon'bed, and B the two metallic supportswhich straddle down over the opposite edges of one ofthe sides of thebed and to which the throw-board C is pivoted. These metallic supports Bextend any suitable distance down over the top edge ofthe bed, and havea suitable thickness at their top to allow a pivotal bolt, D, to bepassed through. Secured to the inner side of the throw-board C are themetallic braces or plates E, which are recessed at thcirlower ends, soas to catch over the upper ends of the snpports B, and to have thepivotal bolt pass through them. These plates or braces E are recessed insuch a manner that when the board C is raised into a vertical positionthey act as stops to prevent the boards from being inclined inward overthe top of the Wagon-bed. The board C being loosely pivoted to thesupports by means ofthe plates or braces, the board can be freely turnedoutward, so as to stand at an angle to the wagon-bed, as shown, and thusform a rack upon which hay can be piled, and so that the board will beout of the way in unloading the bed.

Loosely connected to the outer side of the board O is a supportingrod,G, which passes down through a guiding-loop, H, which prevents the rodfrom swinging freely outward, and thus holds it always in position,so-that its lower end will strike against the side of the wagon-bed, andthus support the board at a suitable angle. In orderto prevent the bedfrom becoming injured by the lowerend of the bracerod bearing againstit, a metallic rub-plate, I, is secured to the side of the bed, asshown. This bracerod prevents the throw-board from being turned outwardbeyond asuitable angle while the bed is either being used for haulinghay or when the wagon-bed is being emptied ot' its contents. Vhen theboard is being used as a throw-board,it is held in a vertical posit-ionby means of the two rods J, which are loosely connected to theinner sideof the board,and which catch in eyes L,attached to the opposite innerside of the wagon-bed.

In husking corn it is necessary that a throwboard should be attached toone side of the wagon-bed in order to prevent the ears of corn whichhave been husked from being thrown over the opposite side of thewagon-bed by the husker. rIlhis throw-board is nearly always used uponthe right side of the bed, but as here constructed is equally as welladapted to be used upon either side alone, or a board upon each side, asmay be desired. In hauling hay a board will be placed upon each side,and they will be inclined outward, as shown, so as to form racks uponwhich to pile the hay. In unloading the corn the throw-board will alsobe inclined backward, so as to be out of the way, and at the saine timeprevent a portion of the corn from falling over the side of the bed uponthe ground. In hauling grain ICO from the thrashing-machine to thegranery two of the boards will be used, and these A boards formgrain-aprons which prevent the grain from being spilled upon the ground.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of theWagon-bed, with the metallic supports which straddle down over the topedge of one side of the bed, thethrowboard,and the metallic plates orbraces rigidly secured thereto, and by means of Whiehthe board ispivoted to the supports, and the brace-rods by which the board is heldin a A vertical position, substantially as shown.

JOHN F. DALY.

Vitnesses:

E LMER B. CUMMINGS, WILLIAM EfLAWRENoE.

